Gene Tierney on the set of THE SHANGHAI GESTURE (1941). Photo for LIFE magazine by Peter Stackpole.

John Wayne and his daughter Aissa on the set of THE ALAMO (1960), produced, directed, and starring John Wayne as Davy Crockett. Photo © Bettmann Archive via Getty Images.

Always nice to see someone who has succeeded in the film industry giving back to their community by investing in ways to keep the moviegoing experience alive!

Montgomery Clift at home, 1951.

THE BIG SLEEP (1946, Warner Bros.), directed by Howard Hawks. Starring Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Martha Vickers, & Dorothy Malone. Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail and what might be love.

Rest In Peace, dear lady. And thank you.

Publicity photos of actress-dancer Cyd Charisse, 1947.

Netflix and Chill, Midcentury Version. James Stewart operates a 16mm film projector while his wife, Gloria, and their twin daughters, Judy and Kelly, get ready to enjoy a movie in their living room in 1960. Photo © Gene Lester / Getty Images.

Billy Wilder and Audrey Hepburn on the set of SABRINA (1954).

James Cagney in a publicity photo for PICTURE SNATCHER (1933).

Veronica Lake, 1941. Photo © George Hurrell / Courtesy of the Kobal Collection.

Groucho Marx in his old neighborhood supermarket on the Upper East Side, 1963. Photographed by Henri Dauman.

Buster Keaton was born 130 years ago today, on October 4, 1895.

Behind the scenes shots from the making of MILDRED PIERCE (1945), directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford.

Barbara Stanwyck, 1939. Photographed by Otto Dyar.

THE ROARING TWENTIES (1939, Warner Bros.), directed by Raoul Walsh. Starring James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Priscilla Lane, Jeffrey Lynn, Gladys George, Frank McHugh, & Paul Kelly. Theatrical Release Date: October 28, 1939 Running time: 107 minutes

Muhammad Ali visits with Lee Marvin on the set of THE DIRTY DOZEN (1967).

During World War II, Marlene Dietrich entertained American troops, and in 1944, the OSS enlisted her to record songs for broadcast, deliberately selecting somber tunes to undermine German soldiers’ morale. In recognition of her courage, she received the U.S. Medal of Freedom.

Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall. Photo by John Engstead.

Tallulah Bankhead pauses between takes during the filming of LIFEBOAT (1944), directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

James Stewart, Vera Miles, and John Wayne enjoy a lighthearted moment with director John Ford on the set of THE MAN WHO SHOT LIBERTY VALANCE (1962). #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars#ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood#ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors #ClassicFilmDirectors

Carole Landis in a studio portrait, 1942. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello at a Los Angeles war bond rally during World War II, 1943.

Maureen O’Hara and John Payne grace the cover of the March 1942 issue of Movie Story Magazine in support of their new film, 20th Century-Fox’s TO THE SHORES OF TRIPOLI. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Edward G. Robinson and Joan Blondell in a publicity photo for Warner Bros.’ BULLETS OR BALLOTS (1936). #ClassicHollywood #ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors

Melvyn Douglas and Myrna Loy being filmed in studio with a projected background for RKO’s MR. BLANDINGS BUILDS HIS DREAM HOUSE (1948). #ClassicHollywood #ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors

John Garfield in a publicity photo as his character John 'Kit' McKittrick for the 1943 RKO film THE FALLEN SPARROW, signed in fountain pen. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Hal Ashby and David Carradine riding the rails on the set of BOUND FOR GLORY (1976). Ashby's very loose biopic of Woody Guthrie was nominated for six Oscars and won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, largely due to being the first film to use the newly-invented Steadicam. #FilmSky

Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, and director Alfred Hitchcock take a breather during the filming of NOTORIOUS (1946). #FilmSky #ClassicHollywood #ClassicFilmDirectors #ClassicHollywoodStars #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovieActors #ClassicFilmActors

James Cagney photographed by Scotty Welbourne, 1938. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Humphrey Bogart chows down on a couple of hot dogs at L.A.’s Gilmore Field, home of the minor league Hollywood Stars baseball team, 1939. “A hotdog at the ballgame beats a steak at the Ritz.” — Humphrey Bogart

Director Howard Hawks discusses the scene with the cast of THE BIG SLEEP (1945). From left to right: Hawks, actress Sonia Darrin, unidentified (likely Hawks’ assistant), actress Lauren Bacall, actor Humphrey Bogart, & actor Louis Jean Heydt. #FilmSky #ClassicHollywood #ClassicFilmDirectors

Elizabeth Taylor in a publicity portrait issued by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (1958), directed by Richard Brooks. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Maureen O’Hara hopes you all have a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day today! #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood #HappyStPaddysDay #HappyStPatricksDay #StPatricksDay

Director Billy Wilder confers with Barbara Stanwyck and Fred MacMurray on the set of DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944). #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

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Austrian-born actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr photographed by Laszlo Willinger, October 6, 1943. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Rita Hayworth in a promotional portrait for Charles Vidor's film noir, GILDA (1946, Columbia Pictures). #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Marilyn Monroe signing an autograph for a fan, 1952. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Gregory Peck, 1945. Photograph by Ernest Bachrach. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Gary Cooper photographed by George Hurrell, 1937 #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicCelebrities #ClassicMovies #ClassicHollywood

Lauren Bacall, 1945. Photo | © Sunset Boulevard/Corbis Collection #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovies #Celebrities #ClassicHollywood

Ava Gardner photographed by Clarence Sinclair Bull, 1944. #FilmSky #ClassicMovieStars #ClassicMovies #Celebrities #ClassicHollywood

Grace Kelly photographed by Philippe Halsman, 1955.

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ROMANCE ON THE HIGH SEAS (1948, Warner Bros.), directed by Michael Curtiz. Starring Doris Day, Jack Carson, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Oscar Levant, S. Z. Sakall, Fortunio Bonanova, Eric Blore, & Franklin Pangborn. Theatrical Release Date: July 3, 1948 (US) Running time: 99 minutes

My last four includes a rewatch of one of my favorites!

DESTINATION TOKYO (1943, Warner Bros.), directed by Delmer Daves. Starring Cary Grant, John Garfield, Alan Hale, Sr., John Ridgely, and Dane Clark. Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 1943 (US) Running time: 135 minutes

A BELL FOR ADANO (1945, 20th Century-Fox), directed by Henry King. Starring Gene Tierney, John Hodiak, William Bendix, Glenn Langan, Richard Conte, Stanley Prager, Henry Morgan, Monty Banks, and Reed Hadley. Theatrical Release Date: June 21, 1945 (U.S.) Running time: 103 minutes